Fountainhead AM LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Fountainhead AM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1,784.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 192,258 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 182,053 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 3.1% of Fountainhead AM LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Fountainhead AM LLC owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $11,214,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 16.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 56,270,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,241,196,000 after purchasing an additional 7,909,057 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,427,897 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,939,000 after purchasing an additional 20,759 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 31.4% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,013,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,175,000 after purchasing an additional 959,378 shares during the period. Money Design Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,181,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,264,000 after purchasing an additional 203,220 shares during the period. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,036,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,306,000 after purchasing an additional 20,973 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $57.73. 1,972,240 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,186,185. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.81. The company’s 50 day moving average is $57.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2019 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.20%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Profile

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.